Where does “nagari” come from?

nagari (Indonesian) comes from Sanskrit नगरी, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

nagari (Indonesian): A traditional administrative unit of the...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “nagari”, step by step

nagari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नगरी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनगरीcity
2Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
3Sanskritगरmountain, top
4Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
5Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Minangkabau nagari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Minangkabaunagari—

Words derived from “nagari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →